Happy Australia Day!

Our Parrot Tree!
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As I sit down to write to you this evening, the tree outside of our dining room window is full of parrots; I have never seen anything like it. Jonathan and I thought it would be fun to put a bird feeder in the tree in our backyard and wow, are they are flocking to it! They are absolutely beautiful with every color in the rainbow on their little bodies. We took a picture, but it doesn't begin to describe how pretty the whole scene actually is.

That aside, we have good news on our front today: I accepted a position at a subsidiary of the Federal Publishing, The Weekender Magazine. It is a weekly lifestyle magazine here on the Sunny Coast & I will be working on their speciality publications. Check it out at: http://www.theweekender.com.au/

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oy! Oy! Oy!

The Dunes @ Marcoola
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Jonathan is celebrating Australia Day (January 25th) by working all night at the hospital. His first day back on nights after a very relaxing week doing a whole lot of nothing. We spent lazy Sunday in Mooloolaba have an brunch al fresco on The Esplanade and took a long walk on the beach.

Wednesday, we drove down to Ferny Hills to meet up with Ian & Jan Cowling at their home to retrieve some of the packages that we sent over before we left. The visit was lovely, but far too short as the Cowlings were rushing off to catch a flight Stateside. We've planned a longer visit for when they return and the rest of our belongings arrive.

Beach @ Mooloolaba
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It was decided that the scenic road back to Nambour was out best bet and that we should drive through Redcliffe to check out the area where we could have lived. Both of us had the same resounding feeling of thank goodness we chose Nambour! It was not an area that we would have wanted to live at all and we have heard nothing good about Redcliffe Hospital, so it just reaffirms our feeling that we made a good choice!

We finished our day at The Buderim Ginger Factory for a quick walk through their gardens and a viewing of their annual flower show. It was absolutely beautiful! Of course, we had to take some plants home! We picked out two gorgeous tropical flowering ginger plants & while we were shopping a PR representative for the Ginger Factory took some photos to be used in future promotional materials & adverts. Mr. Spielberg, I'm ready for my closeup!

Blue Bottle Bits on the Beach!
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Since Jon is working tomorrow, I am not sure what my first Australia Day will hold. I was thinking I might venture down to Brisbane to check out the celebrations down in South Bank, but we will see what the day holds. Maybe I'll try some of the new Vegemite flavoured ice cream that they are introducing for sale tomorrow? Probably not.